Archives for May 2002

05.01.02

2600 IRC SERVER BACK ONLINEWe've gotten a replacement server and provider for our IRC network. Everything should work exactly as before - simply connect to irc.2600.net using any IRC client. The server had been offline since Friday.

H2K2 VOLUNTEERS SOUGHTThe fourth H.O.P.E. conference (H2K2) is just over two months away. We're incredibly busy planning everything from speakers to what could be the largest hacker network ever assembled at a hacker conference. As always, we rely on the time and talent of volunteers to make it all possible. If you're interested in helping, this is what you need to know.

05.14.02

EXPANDED "OFF THE HOOK" POSTPONEDWe've been hit with the usual WBAI scheduling snafu. The previously announced three hour "Off The Hook" fundraising show has been postponed until Tuesday, May 21 at 7 pm ET. In addition, we will join forces with the program which follows ("Nuff Said") which will add an additional two hours to the program. So, to sum up, "Off The Hook" will be on next week starting at 7 pm for an expanded fundraiser and we will be staying on the air until midnight in conjunction with the "Nuff Said" program. We hope you show your support for this program and for the station it airs on. "Off The Hook" can be heard over WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City as well as over the Internet at www.2600.com/offthehook.

05.30.02

DIRECTOR QUESTIONS STUDIOS ON "PIRACY"In an
article in Monday's edition of The Guardian, movie director
Alex Cox questions the
movie industry's definition of "piracy." He argues that the studios,
which he notes "are already hugely wealthy," are the real "pirates" as
they manipulate the legal process to ensure their own profits at the
expense of their artists' creativity.

05.31.02

MPAA "CRUSADES" AGAINST FILE-SHARINGIn an apparent attempt to link the MPAA's actions on the Internet to
the European invasions of the "Holy Land" in the 11th-13th centuries,
the research company Viant released
a report entitled "The Copyright Crusade II" about music and movie
sharing online.